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Diary of the Dead (2007)

Diary of the Dead poster
Directed by
George A. Romero
Genre
horror film, science fiction film, independent film, zombie film, found footage film, science fiction horror film
Country
United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 898 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of film students document the beginning of a zombie apocalypse with their cameras. Their recordings show the chaos and violence as society collapses around them.

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What happens

Diary of the Dead (promoted as George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead) is a 2007 found footage horror film written and directed by George A. Romero. Although independently produced, it was distributed theatrically by The Weinstein Company and was released in cinemas on February 15, 2008 and on DVD by Dimension Extreme and Genius Products on May 20, 2008. Diary of the Dead is the fifth installment in Romero's Night of the Living Dead series of zombie films, taking place at the start of the outbreak. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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